Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett said Wednesday night that he told the county Board of Elections it should give up an attempt to alter the county’s sample Democratic ballots — to inform voters of Kevin Kamenetz’s death and his replacement by Valerie Ervin. The Republican majority of the election board didn’t support a change in […]

Ballots for the June 26 primary will not be reprinted replacing Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz’s name with Valerie Ervin, an official with the Maryland State Board of Elections said Friday. “The state administrator [Linda Lamone] determined there is not sufficient time to reprint the ballots in advance of the primary election,” said Donna Duncan, […]

Maryland awaits Valerie Ervin’s decision on the 2018 gubernatorial race, in the meantime, the internet might offer a clue. On Wednesday afternoon, someone registered “ValerieforMaryland.com” with the web hosting service GoDaddy. “ValerieforMaryland.org” and “ValerieforMaryland.net” also have been registered. Ervin was Kevin Kamenetz’ lieutenant governor candidate until he died of a heart attack on May 10. […]

Bryan Sears, a political reporter for the Daily Record in Baltimore, talks with MCM’s Doug Tallman about Kevin Kamenetz, who died Thursday morning from cardiac arrest. Kamenetz had served on the Baltimore County Council and was the Baltimore County executive when he died. He also was seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in the June […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the State flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of Kevin Kamenetz, County Executive for Baltimore County, who died today, Thursday, May 10. The flag is to be returned to full staff at sunset on the day of interment. Hogan also released the following statement: “The First Lady and I […]

The 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election is set for June 26, 2018, and it’s sure to be a historic election for Montgomery County. When voters go to the polls, they will will elect a governor, a state legislature, a county executive, a County Council, members of the school board and the House of Representatives, and much […]

Six Democratic candidates seeking to be the next Maryland governor will take part in a in a forum Saturday in Germantown. The event is hosted by United for Maryland PAC, a coalition of more than 30 grassroots organizations and activists that united and mobilized after the Women’s March in January 2017. Topics include health care, […]

MyMCMedia political posts through July 31st. Find more current political posts, here. The 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election is set for June 26, 2018, and it’s sure to be a historic election for Montgomery County. When voters go to the polls, they will will elect a governor, a state legislature, a county executive, a County Council, […]

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said he is considering a run for governor in 2018. Kamenetz is touting his record of service in Baltimore County and said he may enter the race because there is a lot of work to get done statewide. He said his experience in Baltimore County on issues such as school […]

The leaders of some of the most populous jurisdictions in Maryland are expected to gather in front of the Maryland State House on Monday to ask Governor Larry Hogan to release the $68 million designated by the Maryland General Assembly to fully fund K-12 education through the Geographic Cost of Education Index (GCEI). According to […]

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